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Revealed: Police Scotland did break law on spying on journalists

01 August 2015

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"The Sunday Herald can reveal that force’s Counter Corruption Unit (CCU) – dubbed a “secret police force” by critics – is being probed by a surveillance watchdog over a violation criticised by the Prime Minister.

The revelations prompted the Interception of Communications Commissioner Office (IOCCO), which monitors the use of the RIPA, to investigate the extent of the snooping on reporters across the UK. IOCCO became aware of 34 police investigations over a three-year period, covering the relationship between 105 journalists and 242 sources. A majority of the applications, the Commissioner concluded, failed to justify the principles of “necessity and proportionality”. In March, the RIPA was amended to require that a revised Code of Practice protected the public interest in the confidentiality of sources"


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